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title: Assyrian Army Attacking Memphis
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8414/assyrian-army-attacking-memphis/
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updated: 2024-09-17
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# Assyrian Army Attacking Memphis

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Assyrian Army Attacking Memphis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8414.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8414.jpg)

## Image Caption

Gypsum panel showing the Assyrian army attacking the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Memphis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Memphis_(Ancient_Egypt)/) and commemorating the final victory of the Assyrian king [Ashurbanipal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurbanipal/) II over the Egyptian king Taharqa in 667 BCE. Panel 17, Room M of the North [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) at [Nineveh](https://www.worldhistory.org/nineveh/), Northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Period, 645-635 BCE.

This [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) slab was originally painted for the interior walls of Ashurbanipal's palace at Nineveh. At the top, the overwhelming wave of the Assyrian army storms the Egyptian fortress, tries to set fire to the gate, and undermines the walls. The Nubian soldiers, recognizable by the single upright feathers on their heads, are being marched off as prisoners. Egyptian civilian prisoners are shown as a group with two children on a donkey. Below is the River [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) with fish and crabs.

The British Museum, London.

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 22). Assyrian Army Attacking Memphis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8414/assyrian-army-attacking-memphis/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Army Attacking Memphis." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 22, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8414/assyrian-army-attacking-memphis/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Assyrian Army Attacking Memphis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8414/assyrian-army-attacking-memphis/>.

## License & Copyright

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